Real time, convincing Force ghosts could be about to become a ‘reality’ as Walt Disney World News Today look into the technology behind what would be an amazing addition to Galaxy’s Edge.
The floating image may be in a space in which viewers may be present such that the viewers can be near to the image and can, in some cases, walk about and interact with the floating image. Preferably, the display system would be configured to produce a floating image that can be large in scale and, in many applications, be visible to the viewer not only in dark rooms or spaces but also in more highly illuminated rooms or spaces (e.g., a 3D image may float in an outside space near a queue for a ride or attraction at an amusement or theme park or in a lobby of a movie theater).
And WDWNT elaborate further.
Technology like this would allow guests in Galaxy’s Edge to interact with Force Ghosts while near a queue or other locations in the land. The effect is achieved by reflecting a projection image off of multiple mirrored surfaces and into physical space such that the image appears to be floating.
This technology could be used in a number of other spaces as well, like Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. As an attraction featuring “2.5D” technology, this patent could point to holographic characters in the attraction as a way to get a 3D appearance without needing 3D glasses.